The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-03-24
WaShing gtOn Letter.

WASHINGTON, d. G., Mar. IS, 1887. |
Pedagogues, railroad men and eX- [
have had possession of the
city during the week. The National .
Department of Superintendence, the [
Passenger Agents Association of the
United States and Canada, aud the In
stitute of Civics have each held con-
ventions here, while the excursionists
have come by the thousand.
The Presidents social duties have
not in the least diminished with the
adjournment of Congress. He accord
ed the railroad representatives spec
ial reception on one of his off days, and
yesterday afternoon when he dropped
his pen and papers and came down to
the East Room at his regular hour for
shaking hands with the great Ameri-
can public. he found the crowd swelled |
by the presence of several hundred of |
the educational dignitaries now in the |
city, apd the cultured gentlemen who |
represent the American Institute of
Civics. The latter society has for its
object the promotion of the study of
government, aud the spread of Mr..
Dorman B. EAton's political philoso.
phy.
| AS the President smiled graciously
and shook hands with the superin-
tendents, he assured them that he was
always delighted to meet body ef
school teachers. II was something of
a school teacher once myself, you
know" said he, and / sometimes
feel that am something of a school
teacher still" Every school man in
the line was presented to the President
by name, "Dr. Lucky, of Pittsburg"
said the introducsr, as an unusually
handsome gentleman stepped forwGd
to grasp the Presidential hand IL
had been intended to have all the ed
ucators in one compact body, with 10
outs .ders sandwiched between them.
but it happened thai avery d.iapidated
looking old tramp had gotten into line
: lust behind the fine looking man from
|
, ed the President there Was \ marked
hiatus. No tongue could tell his name.
But the President was equal to the
situation. He extended his hand with
, unusual cordiality and said in an en-
, couraging tone: How are you, my
friend. L suppose your name must be
DIR. Unlucky," Everybody in hear
D ing of the r.mark laughed, and so did
> the tramp. After leaving the White
House the pedagogues were photo
D graphed in y group on the steps of the
8 State, War and Navy Department
f building.
At one of Mr.. Cleveland's recent
noon-day receptions there appeared at
the end of the procession a sharp look
- ing man with q short, oleau- -shaven
face and close cut white hair, who
proved to be Mr. Edwin Smith, one
of the lawyers who defended James ID
Fish when he was on trial in connec
ton with the ruin of the Marine Ma
tional Bank. Mr.. smith is working
hard to have the President pardon thu
old banker, aud thinks he will succeed
The ground on which he pleads fol
mercy is that the old man has now
been punished as much as it is possible
- to punish him, and that it would b'
in mercy to his family to have him
released. He says the old man!
daug hter has taken room ia Auburn
aud haunts the penitentiary like 1
specter day and night.
al At the educational convention the
;. superintendents have discussed civi
service reform. Those who spoke oil
- the subject were nearly all civil ser
q vice reformers. and that sentimen
.r was loudly applauded by the assem-
- blage of men and women who file,
the hall of the National Museum
q where the sessions We're held.
d This reminds me of something tina
Is Representative Breckenridge, of Ken
+ lucky, recently. said on the subject
y He WAS speaking before the Virgini;
l. Democratic Association about the du
d ties of Demo rats to their party. Th,
e potency of the Democracy in the Dis
n trict of Columbia is fully demonstrated
d by the way, in the size and enthusi
3. asm of the meeting of the differen
I, Democratic Associations which ar,
n held from time to time. The Con
/, gressman from Kentucky said that 1
s. Democratic Adm .nistration, in tn,
3, first year or two of It's accession T.
II DOW er, could not fulfill all the hope
} and expectations aud anticipations o
n that event. 1t was enough that it hat
Ie given the country an honest and al
y able government and fully rerresente,
IS the public opinion that produced il
le Instead of complaining of the Civi
le Service laws and the fact that the Re
Of publicaus are not turned out of Off c.
IS as fast rs they might be, he said it wa
Is the duty of Democrats to endeavor t,
y make Democratic supremacy perma
s, nent, and when this was accomplish
y ed more of their hopes might be real
iZed.
n Another Hotel Gre a ti on.
4; BUFFALO, N. Y, March 18th
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